Hackney Wick
Middle areaEast Hackney. 7,636 people in 1.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 71% of people in Hackney Wick live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hackney Wick
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hackney Wick at a rate of 240.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 146.2 per 1,000 people across Hackney.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 426 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 319 |
| Theft from the person | 269 |
| Other crime | 257 |
| Shoplifting | 186 |
| Vehicle crime | 117 |
| Robbery | 79 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 72 |
| Drug offences | 60 |
| Burglary | 51 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hackney Wick compares
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Is Hackney Wick safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hackney Wick at a rate of 240.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 146.2 per 1,000 people across Hackney.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 185 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hackney Wick.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (426), violence and sexual offences (319) and theft from the person (269).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Hackney
These figures are published for the whole of Hackney, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Hackney and not Hackney Wick alone. See Hackney
Hackney Wick in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hackney Wick was £504,000 in 2025.
Hackney Wick had 6,961 usual residents at the census.
About 71% of people in Hackney Wick live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hackney Wick, 80.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.